In a recent episode of her podcast the Chicago-based journalist Julie Roys interviewed two people, Jim and Theresa, who have a long history with the Willow Creek movement. It is. . . Continue reading
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I Will Fight For Your Young People. Will You? A Pastor’s Plea to Christian Parents
This essay comes from the heart as a passionate plea to parents out of our shared concern for our covenant children. It is difficult to pastor a flock in a conservative. . . Continue reading
What Jerusalem Can Do That D.C., Manhattan, And Sacramento Cannot
David Brooks published an opinion piece in the New York Times on 5 September (2019), in the voice of one of the apparently many angry, bitter, lonely folks who view. . . Continue reading
He Is Not A Pastor Any More
Investigative journalist Julie Roys has alerted us all to news published in the Palm Beach Post that Tullian Tchividjian has planted a new congregation in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. This is. . . Continue reading
What The Church Can Learn From The Food Network
The other day I stumbled upon an article by Farsch Askari lamenting what has happened to the Food Network. The article is well-worth reading. In the article, Askari describes how the. . . Continue reading
Time To Kiss New Calvinism Goodbye
Yet another evangelical personality has announced that not only are he and his wife separating—this after he wrote a widely-read book on dating and courtship—but he has grave doubts about. . . Continue reading
John Owen Vs The Church Growth Movement
The rulers of the church began to think that the glory of it consisted in its numbers, finding both their own power, veneration, and revenue increased thereby. In a short. . . Continue reading
What Pastors Should Tell Their Wives
A few years ago I wrote an article on what pastors should not tell their wives. In it I argued that there is much that it said behind closed doors,. . . Continue reading
Revoice, Nashville, And The Therapeutic Revolution
More than 50 years ago Philip Rieff alerted us to what has been called the “therapeutic revolution.” The West did not pay attention and now our broader culture is awash. . . Continue reading
Grumpy Old Men, “A Ministry Of Condemnation,” And The Church
The Bible contrasts two very different kinds of ministries. In 2 Corinthians 3:6 the apostle Paul says that we are ministers of the New Covenant, of the Spirit and not of the letter. The contrast the apostle is making is between the New Covenant as the fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham, which he calls the “ministry of righteousness,” and the particular phenomenon of the giving of the law on Sinai to Moses—which he designates as the “ministry of condemnation.” The contrast between them is important because each kind of ministry produces its own kind of fruit in its recipients. Continue reading